Combined hayrack and hograck



A F. SCHREADER COMBINED HAYRACK AND HOGRACK 1 Feb, 16 {1926.

Filed une 12, 1924 l mented Fair. 16, 1926.

nnrrsn STATESPATENT OFFICE.

ARTHUR F. SCHREADER, OF FLANDREAU, SOUTH DAKOTA.

UOMBIATED HAYRACK AND HOGRACK.

Application filed June 12, 1924. Serial No. 719,591.

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Be it known that LARTHUR F. Sonnnrtnnn, citizen of the United States,residine at Flandreuu. in the countyof lvloody and late of South Dakota,have invented certain new and useful Iumrovements in Combined Hayrecksand Hogracks, of which .the follor is a specification, reference beinghad to the accompanying: drawings.

This ii'ivcn..i011 relates to meets for con rcrting' a hay rack into ahog i k, and particularly to the brackets where y. the sides oi thetmsltet or buy rack are mounted upon the bed or imttom of the wagon,andans whereby this bracket isemmected to a bottom of the wagon, themeans being men as to permit the sides supported by the .kets to beshifted either inward so J0 form the sides of a hog rack or shifted;-'i.1t\vard so as to form the sides of a hay basket or rack.

A further object is to provide a bracket of this character which is verysimple, which may be readily. applied. which is ery cheaply made, andwhich I have found to be particularly effective in actual practice.

i be formed in any suitable manner but, as ili itratned, the are mounteduponi'crtixi members 13 having inwardly extending The bracket consistsof the angular-1y lent strap iron 15 and the diagonally extending brace16 also made of strap iron. This brace riveted at, its ends to theangular strip 15. That end of the base of the bracke which is remotefrom the vertically extending portion thereof is formed with a curvedtongue 19. The vertically extending portion otthe strip 15 is formedwith bolt holes 20 through which the bolts 14: are adapted to the exactdetails of construction.

pass, and the base of the strip adjacent the vertically extendingportion thereof has riveted to it a downwardly xtending L- shaped lug22.

The floor 11 of the hay rack immediately adjacentone of the beams '10"is provided with a slot 23 through Which this log 22 is adapted to beinserted. Passing through the beam. 10 is an eye-bolt 24, the eye ofwhich extends slightly above the floor 11 and is adapted for engagementby the tongue. 19.

in the use of this construction as a brackat for hay racks or totransform the body of the vehicle into a hay rack, the brackets are di"posed with their Vertical portions out- 'ard at the extreme outermargin or edge of the floor 11 and the Walls 12 are, of course, boltedto this bracket and supported in a vertical position. When, however, it

is desired to use'this device as a hog rack.

the brackets and Walls which, were disposed atthe left end of the bodyare shifted over to the right. and the brackets and Wall which weredisposed on the ii ht are shifted to the left, as illustrated in Figure2, and the tongues 19 of the several brackets engaged with the severaleye-bolts 24. This results in the Walls 12 being brought relatiielyclose together so as to form-a hog rat-k. Preferably the Walls 12 arenot solid but are formed of longitudinally extending slats. The floorll, however, is preferably tight; Eight brackets will ordinarily be usedto make the rack complete.

Obviously, I do not Wish to be" limited to It. will be seen that abracket of this characteris very readily put in place and removed sothat the walls 1.2 may be readily attached to the Wagon body or removedtherefrom and as readily shifted either into position to form a hog rackor a hay rack, as desired.

I claim 1. In a hay rack having a floor, of upright Walls for the hayrack, brackets detac'hably holding said walls to the floor, each of saidbrackets comprising an angularly bent'iron to provide an upright portionand a horizontal portion, the horizontal and upright. portions beingconnected by adiagonal brace, walls to which the vertical portions ofthe irons are connected and eye-bolts pass ing through the floor of thehay rack' body, said floor beingformed Withslots adjacent the ends andinward of the ends, the hori zontal portion of each bracket being formedadjacent the u right portion with a downwardly exten ing l ug adapted topass through said slots and at the extremity of B ,the horizontal ortionwith an upwardly curved tongue a dapted to engage in the veye o f thecorresponding eye-bolt. j

2. A device of the character described comprising a horizontal member, avertical 10 member associated therewith, the former being provided withan opening in close proximit to the vertical member, an L-shaped brac ethaving its legs positioned against the horizontal and vertical members,fastenings securing the vertical leg to the vertical;

member, lug carried by the horizontai leg of the irsi'iap meadow andextending at right angles thereto and aceommocated in the opening, anangiiilar oi-ace connecting the two legs, an upwardly directed hookelemerit formed upon theinner extremity of the horizontal leg, anew-bolthaving its shank passing threi be: end enga 8. point a y T Li he eimtomy

